By The Cute and Girly Challenge 3

Wow...well this is amazing I cant believe this but I am actually about to set my first challenge!! I am so excited!! Jane asked me to host this months challenge over at By The Cute and Girly

I have chosen " Lets Go To The Movies " as a theme..and we all had a lot of fun behind the scenes creating some makes to give a little inspiration!

I do have quite a lot of piccies to show you!! So I think this month I will gradually post my makes through the month. So here are the first few.....




In case you hadn't guessed.. the inspiration for this little diary was "Calender Girls"

I have used a "Kanban - Loralie/Paris" Kit from QVC to make this little book!! I got baught a little bind it all tool for my anniversary a couple of years ago...and I have not used it nearly as much as I should have, so it was great getting it out and having a play!

My next make is a cross Stitch.. The film " Singing in the rain"


The Cross Stitch is worked from a kit "Bothy Threads - What a Glorious feeling" I enjoyed doing this, cross stitch was a first Love, and used to be my main hobby before papercrafting took over!! I do however always have one on the go, I normally do it when I am watching TV or when I am on a long journey!

Anyhooo... As I said, I shall be back very soon with some more makes, but for now, please pop across to By The Cute and Girly and have a look at the examples that the DT have come up with, they are truly inspirational !! Also there are some amazing prizes on offer!! Please come along and join in, can't wait to see how you all interpret this theme!!

Hugs Juls

Going Mini

Hi all..Hope you have had a good weekend...sorry If I have not been popping round and commenting I have had visitors so have not been able to visit blogland.

Just thought I would show you this little card. The background paper has been created using "Hero Arts - Manuscript background" and the main image has been stamped using "Inkadinkado - Chandeliers" The backing paper is from "Doodlebug design" as is the ribbon.
and finally I have added some peel off dots and swirls.

I had made this for the Sophisticat Challenge..which was ATC size, but I missed it!!

But I can still enter it into

Quixotic challenges - torn edges

A Kimmie Scrapling

I thought this would happen...I have become totally addicted to scraplings!! This is one I have made using a Krafting Kimmie stamp! I have used some " We are memory Keepers - Tiffanys" The papers have a gorgeous distressed look, but I have sanded them down a little to add to the effect.

The image has been coloured using a combo of copic's and my whisper pens. I didn't have quite the right coloured thread for the stitching detail, so I have used 3 stands of a red and 3 strands of an orange together..think it has worked ok.

Sorry about the shadow on the photo...I was forced to use my flash as I left it too late to take the photo!

I plan to enter this card into the following challenges:

365 cards - Day 272 (crossing the line)

The Pixie Cottage - Get Stitchy

The Paper Cutz - Anything goes

Copic Advice

Hi All,

I sold quite a few cards last week, Just to friends and family..anyway from the proceeds I have enough to buy myself a 36 Copic set.

I have had a quick look on tinternet, and now I am totally confused. As there is set A, B, C, & D.

I currently have 5 copics E00 & E21 (for skin tone) and C1, C5, & C7 (For Monochrome)

I was just wondering if anyone had advice on which set would be the best to get first!

Thanks for your help! Hugs Juls

Animal Antics

Hi all, Hope you have had a good weekend! I have had visitors over the weekend, and I have another lot arriving on Thursday so I have not been bale to pop round and comment as much as I would have liked to.

This is my entry for Simon Says The theme this week is Animal Antics.

I have used a "house mouse" image which was sent to me by a friend and I have coloured it using my whispers pens. All the edges have bee tinted using "Distress ink - worn Lipstick & Shabby shutters" The background paper is "K&Co - Amy Butler- Sola collection" the little sentiment is also from "K&Co" I have done some Faux stitching..the twine wrapped round the card is DMC ( left over from a cross stitch I was working on ) and I have also used it to do some stitching on the image!

This is my first attempt at this style of handmade flower..I have added some dewdrops to the centre of the flower.

and that's about it....

Krafting Kimmie

Woo Hooo!!! I finally have some Krafting Kimmie stamps!! I have been drooling over these, every time they have popped up in Blogland. Managed to have a quick play with them last night.

I have made this card for the following challenges:

Basic Grey - Glitz and Bling ( the paper is Basic Grey, Lemonade collection)
Cardvarks - colouring an image
Colour Create - Red, Green & White
Creative Inspiration - Sparkle

Scraplings

This Is My Entry for Daring Card Makers the challenge there is Scraplings! Making cards out of the left over card we use for our main cards. As most of you probably have seen I always seem to end up making square cards, and these have been made using that silly scrap bit that has been left over.

I have to say that I really enjoyed making these and have become quite addicted!! I think this may be a new fav of mine!!

here's a closer look:


I Have used some "DCWV - Le Creme" paper, and the little image is "Crafty Individuals - Miniatures people and places" then I have added a couple of Prima Flowers and " Kanban - Gems "

This is another one, made with the same elements as the 1st one.

Finally, again the same papers and image..but I have used a "Hedi Swapp - Swirl Stamp" In the corner.

This is a little different from my usual style but I quite like them...hope you do too!! hugs Juls